Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.948 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.948
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.966
in 1985
All-time low
0.925
in 1951
Years of data
80
1946–2025
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.948 for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.966 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.925, in 1951.
That places New Zealand 8th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.935 | — |
| 1947 | 0.938 | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.925 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 0.938 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.939 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.941 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.947 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.952 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.952 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.953 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.953 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.959 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.958 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.956 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.956 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.959 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.957 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.956 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.957 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.964 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.966 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.966 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.966 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.966 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.966 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.961 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.959 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.958 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.961 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.959 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.95 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.945 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.958 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.957 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.952 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.948 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.9372 | 0.935 | 0.938 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.9383 | 0.925 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9505 | 0.947 | 0.952 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9567 | 0.953 | 0.959 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9623 | 0.956 | 0.966 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.961 | 0.961 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.961 | 0.961 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9597 | 0.958 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9517 | 0.945 | 0.958 | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,489 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 9,582 current US$ per person (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 4.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.3165 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 15,604 current LCU per person (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand was 0.948 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.966 in 1985.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.925 in 1951.
- How does New Zealand rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.